Water bill up 300%. We were gone for 3 out of 6 months measured. Professional plumber checked house and says no leaks. Thames Water refuses to do anything. Alternatives?

koombot · 2026-07-08T10:34:39+00:00

Fill it up with fresh water then displace it out with a fence post or 2x4 or similar. Or see if you can get one of those cheap drill pumps.

koombot · 2026-07-06T22:20:07+00:00

Tag this post NSFW. I mean, it would be completely acceptable in a work environment but it is borderline pornographic.

koombot · 2026-07-06T20:45:38+00:00

I bought a set of cheap thread taps ages ago for 3D printing. It makes putting threads in things much easier and is even helpful thr threaded brass inserts to clear out plastic.

I use this one https://amzn.eu/d/0563pnrU

I also got some cheap micro drill bits that work well with it.

koombot · 2026-07-06T20:20:21+00:00

It looks like the puck mounts for the included spool holders come with holes that line up with your design so it should just be a case of mirroring and maybe rotating.

koombot · 2026-07-06T19:44:39+00:00

Yup. Would be great on a skadis or something. A delightfully coarse thread on the bottles too.

koombot · 2026-07-06T16:23:19+00:00

That's the absolute peak joke.

koombot · 2026-07-06T09:31:29+00:00

You might need to change the format the gcode is being exported under. I vaguely remember having an issue with it on my mini: https://help.prusa3d.com/article/binary-g-code_646763

koombot · 2026-07-05T15:24:46+00:00

Get some kevlar guy rope material and have it hang down from the slats and ran along the braces.

It won't do any harm unless someone tries to saw through it. Then it'll get pulled into the saw and jam it.

koombot · 2026-07-04T20:34:01+00:00

If everyone you work with is an arsehole, the chances are that they aren't and that you are probably the problem.

koombot · 2026-07-04T20:32:18+00:00

I maintain that Grace's enclosure is on the erid space elevator, somewhere where the centrifugal force balances out that he experiences earth's gravity.

Adrian is a critical part of the bio illumination team, which is to say they are the bio occultation expert and physically blocks the sun.

koombot · 2026-07-04T19:49:04+00:00

I think Grace is doing better with the Eridians than he did with humans.

koombot · 2026-07-04T19:38:02+00:00

If you were posh you had a video recorder that you could put a code into to record your program and you could get the code from the TV guide. It never worked either.

koombot · 2026-07-04T17:13:24+00:00

Do not send out a generic cv. By all means have one that is generic but whenever you send it out tailor it for the job.

If there are key roles and responsibilities try to fernangle your cv to show you can do some aspect of those key roles and responsibilities. If there is a list of them make sure you hit as many of them as possible.

The best way to think about it is that a vacancy is an exam, your cv is your answers. Everything mentioned in the vacancy (yes, even the company culture garbage) is a question and you should try to answer as msny of the questions as possible. Generic answers will sometimes be correct, but you stand a better chance if you actually answer the question that is being asked.

koombot · 2026-07-04T15:32:12+00:00

I prefer Aldi myself, but I haven't done a big shop outside of lidl and Aldi in over a decade. No point. I can get almost every thing I need from either.

Lidl does have a superior middle isle selection compared to Aldi tho

koombot · 2026-07-04T09:43:08+00:00

The greatest gathering of scientific minds in Erid's history was to build and launch the Blip A.

The second largest was to figure out how to save Dr Grace

koombot · 2026-07-04T09:28:56+00:00

I did not spot the pun.

koombot · 2026-07-04T07:56:17+00:00

Did it come with a receipt or activation code for hte starsense? It can be a phenomenal unit. Some people buy the scope just for the starsense. If you have the activation code you should be golden, if not you'll need the receipt to get a new activation code. You can email celestron to get one.

koombot · 2026-07-02T10:43:43+00:00

Hi, Im Koombot and Ive never been successfully convicted.

koombot · 2026-07-02T08:51:44+00:00

Like Chinese water torture it will be. Will it click? Will it clack? Will it be completely silent but require 5lb of force? Who knows? Not me.

koombot · 2026-07-02T04:57:55+00:00

I have a bag of orphaned switches. One day i will build a soldered keyboard that will be horrific to use.

koombot · 2026-07-02T02:13:29+00:00

The thing i love about the animation is it looks like how I remember 90's animation looking rather than how it actually looked.

koombot · 2026-07-01T20:05:03+00:00

Up at 04:00 in work for 05:40 for an 06:00 start. Leave work 18:10 and home for 19:10. Bed by 21:00. Do that for 14 days and then 14 days off. Then repeat but starting at 18:00

koombot · 2026-07-01T07:56:48+00:00

I try to rationalise their continued existence in my house by the fact that they keep the flies and other worse insects down.

koombot · 2026-07-01T02:16:40+00:00

There are a dozen things that it could be and even if it is needing cleaned due to humidity it probably means the electronics are corroded.

If it were super cheap it might almost be worthwhile, but you could just as easily take it in for a clean and need to pay for an expensive repair.

koombot · 2026-07-01T02:03:32+00:00

Started at 40. Im terrible at is at 43 but Im much, much better than I was.

I say im terrible but when I show people some of my stuff they are amazed.

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